Black-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis)

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Facts – Black-breasted puffleg

Spanish:	Calzadito Pechinegro, Zamarrito Pechinegro

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Apodiformes
Family	Trochilidae
Genus	Eriocnemis (1)

Status – Black-breasted puffleg

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Black-breasted puffleg

Information on the black-breasted puffleg is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

IUCN Red List (May, 2009)
http://www.iucnredlist.org
CITES (May, 2009)
http://www.cites.org

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Black-breasted puffleg perched on branch

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Black-breasted puffleg perched on branch

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